The sea and the pines overshadow all the flaws. Clear water, the smell of pine needles, the crackle of cicadas, nature is at its height.
Advantages
of the Apsna building, the first from the checkpoint: the beach is 1 minute from the buildings, in 15-20 minutes you can walk through the pine grove towards the wild beach, on the other side of the bay.
Close to the exit to the city, shops, the patriarchal temple of the X century, which hosts organ concerts.
A certain closeness of the resort, there are no cars, an abundance of discos, you can safely walk along the sea in the evening.
There are many benches on the promenade, you can always find a place to sit and relax.
Shade from the pines, even in the heat it is comfortable to walk from the beach to the building.
Soviet mosaics, monuments, drinking fountains, toilets along the beach line
Category 1 room, renovated, everything is modern, clean, the mattresses are comfortable, and the linen is white. Cleaning every day, linen change twice in 12 days.
Breakfasts and lunches are edible, all regular tourists talk about the absence of poisoning. Thank God we are also without rotovirus. They drank local mineral water instead of water.
Minuses:
Typical for the whole of Abkhazia is the "fatigue" of former Soviet resorts, there are abandoned (summer disco and swimming pool)
The tiles on the paths are probably from the base of the resort, uneven, the edges stick out, you need to look carefully at your feet.
There are sun beds, but it's not realistic to find them during the day, everything is covered in towels and stones.
There are no lifeguards, not one on the entire length of the beach. There is such an "Abkhazian" indifference, the needles have been lying since last winter, campers burn bonfires in the evenings from branches nailed by the surf.
The pier from which they dive is rusty, the pillars have already cracked somewhere. No one thinks about safety, the stairs on the pier are broken, children and adults are climbing over its debris or on wheels.
In 12 days, electricity was turned off 2 times, water 4 times (the buildings are 14 storeys high), I advise you to ask for a lower room, the elevators work intermittently.
They stopped going to dinners, it was too simple, monotonous, there was clearly not enough meat for men.
In general, we liked Pitsunda very much, we knew where we were going, so we didn't notice any minor flaws. The color of the sea, transparency, sun, palm trees, pines, dolphins!
We rested here in September. Amazing nature : relict pines, the amazing color of the sea, dolphins... That's why we come here. About nutrition: soups, cutlets and meatballs are not edible at all, instant coffee, green and black tea in Lisma bags. Porridge, for lovers (not tasty). Once a week for breakfast there was an omelet, cottage cheese every other day, sour cream daily.There are always vegetables: tomatoes, cucumbers, cabbage in different types, carrots, beets, salads. Mayonnaise, sour cream, ketchup, vegetable oil, mustard, adjika - always. Pilaf and boiled chicken are edible. There is no meat, only offal. There are many cafes on the territory, where they serve delicious food and live music in the evenings. About the renovation and furniture in the rooms as you are lucky. The water was not turned off, and the lights were often on. We had the 11th floor. We waited for it to turn on, going to the sea. Conclusion: nature is magnificent! And actually, we are here for her.
We rested in Amr, category 1 room, with a balcony overlooking the sea, the nature is very beautiful. The room itself is well renovated, the air conditioner is working, there is water, Wi-Fi is good, the refrigerator in the room; the lights are often turned off, every other day for sure, the toilet stinks of sewage. Upon check-in, they give out a piece of soap, etc. paper. There's a kettle in the hallway, glad.board. 2 elevators . It seems to be good, relatively clean, new tiles on the floor. There are stalls with pastries, ice cream, etc. on the territory, there is a cafe with live music, a Ferris wheel works. There are no sun beds, there are few people on the beach because there is a lot of space, an endless shore))). BUT do not take rooms with meals, I have vacationed in Abkhazia with meals a lot, it is the worst here, monotonous and not tasty. For breakfast, cottage cheese from a substitute, sausage is the cheapest, sausage cheese from palm trees.oils. Pancakes are rubber, gray.Cucumbers, tomatoes. For lunch, cutlets that can not be eaten, smelly, stewed watery cabbage, etc. There is garbage in the porridge. There is no dessert, sometimes there are cookies "fish")))There are a lot of people in the dining room, there is always a queue, there are no tables. The dishes are plastic.There is no air conditioning in the dining room. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner are given 1.5 hours, with such a number of people, a very small interval. For this money, it is better to eat in a cafe at a convenient time.